This detailed map of the Internet is a work of art (pictures)

A Slovakian designer's cartographic creation is one part nerdy, two parts breathtaking.

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A map of the Internet

Slovakian amateur graphic designer Martin Vargic has created one of the most impressively nerdy works of art I've seen in some time. This remarkably detailed, clever, and creative map of the Internet illustrates the virtual globe in a painstakingly comprehensive way. Vargic gave Crave permission to zoom in and explore this cartographic wonder, which Vargic says is just version 1.0; he has an even more insanely detailed iteration in the works.

Our tour of the Internet begins above, with a look at the Northwestern continent where social networks tend to gather and Facebook dominates the area between the northern Interface Ocean and the Socialization Mountains.

Mapping CNET

CNET also gets a few nods on Vargic's map. Apparently we can be found hanging out roughly in between AOL and the BBC, but also spending time up on our beachside home in the land of CBS Interactive, along the coast of the great Business Ocean.

Digital exile

Perhaps the best part of the map, the Land of Forgotten Websites covers a big chunk of what looks mighty similar to real-world Antarctica. Given its proximity to the chilly Yahoo ice shelf, hopefully Geocities understands why people don't come to visit so much anymore.